Today, WTA and NTCA filed joint comments on the Connect America Fund Cost Model (CACM). Though the model is not intended to be used in RLEC study areas, the associations note that they have “a sincere and substantial interest in ensuring that the model will ultimately be developed with proper attention to accuracy and particular recognition of the challenges faced by smaller operators given that some RLEC members may have an interest in voluntarily availing themselves of some form of model-based support in the future.”